2013 Authored Proposals

2/3/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 557Relating to: exempting employers from keeping records of the hours of employment of an employee who is exempt from the overtime pay requirement and who is not compensated on an hourly rate basis.

1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 712Relating to: exempting employers from keeping records of the hours of employment of an employee who is exempt from the overtime pay requirement and who is not compensated on an hourly rate basis.

12/9/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 552Relating to: the definition and practice of dentistry for professional licensing purposes.

12/6/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 540Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest and child support changes, including prohibiting basing support on income over $150,000 per year, deducting the amount of health insurance premiums from the support amount, prohibiting increasing support above the standard amount, prohibiting orders that set minimum future support amounts, and requiring a support revision if there has been a substantial change in circumstances. (FE)

11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 493Relating to: exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election and use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification.

1/31/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 84Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.

1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 81Relating to: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget.

1/21/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 643Relating to: public hearings regarding the adoption of college and career readiness standards. (FE)

1/10/2014: 2013 Assembly Bill 616Relating to: prohibiting the collection of a pupil's biometric data and the use of any device to assess a pupil's physiological or emotional state.

11/4/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 487Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law public works projects erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a school district or for a cooperative educational service agency. (FE)

11/1/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 473Relating to: transfer of Class A bear licenses to persons awarded the Purple Heart or serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.

10/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 448Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)

10/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 441Relating to: information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender and notification of law enforcement when certain sex offenders change residential addresses. (FE)

8/23/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 340Relating to: an official state language, use of English for governmental written expression, acquiring language proficiency, and use of languages for nongovernmental purposes.

5/31/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 225Relating to: various changes in the campaign finance laws; exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification when voting in an election; identifying documentation to establish proof of residency for voter registration; recording the type of identifying document provided as proof of residence; limiting the times for voting by absentee ballot in person; the method of reporting election returns by municipalities; fees for election recounts; the method of recounting votes cast with automatic tabulating equipment; residency of election officials; recall petition requirements; the procedure for recounting ballots when electors voting in person are required to sign the poll list and fail to do so; challenging an elector's registration during recount proceedings; witness addresses on absentee ballot certificates; nominees submitted by the Government Accountability Board candidate committee; securing ballot containers; party representation for election officials serving at polling places; and scheduling of referendums. (FE)

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 204Relating to: granting victims of certain offenses a right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 206Relating to: special registration plates displaying the words Choose Life and making an appropriation. (FE)

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 208Relating to: special registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

5/17/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 211Relating to: a presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest.

5/10/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 194Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)

4/16/2013: 2013 Assembly Joint Resolution 24Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.

3/26/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 95Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. (FE)

3/7/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 59Relating to: searches by a law enforcement officer of a person on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE)

1/18/2013: 2013 Assembly Bill 1Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)

2013 Cosponsored Proposals

3/10/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 668Relating to: notifications to law enforcement officers and dissemination to the public when registered out-of-state sex offenders enter a community.

2/26/2014: 2013 Senate Bill 633Relating to: information on a person who is required to register as a sex offender and notification of law enforcement when certain sex offenders change residential addresses. (FE)

10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 358Relating to: exempting from the prevailing wage law public works projects erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a school district or for a cooperative educational service agency. (FE)

10/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 351Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs. (FE)

5/16/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 185Relating to: the authority to hunt certain animals with a crossbow, establishing open seasons for hunting with a crossbow, and information required to be included on certain hunting license applications and certain hunting tags. (FE)

3/22/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 99Relating to: adopting federal law as it relates to an income tax deduction for certain educators and creating an individual income tax deduction for educators who use their own funds to purchase classroom educational supplies. (FE)

1/31/2013: 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 8Relating to: the retirement of Pam Shannon, Senior Staff Attorney, Legislative Council Staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.

1/18/2013: 2013 Senate Bill 1Relating to: regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties. (FE)